Project Manager

Job Description

Project Manager to plan, lead and manage implementation and execution of daily activities for a grant contract and integration with corresponding projects in accordance with approved protocols and guidelines administered by the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences under the direction of the Faculty Principal Investigator, and serving as a member of the PIs research lab; assist research coordinators and associates in daily administrative and research operational activities between the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (including the PIs research lab), other OSU colleges/ departments, and local/ national/ international community and industry partners for joint research projects and grants; Collaborates with investigators to create, develop and implement new protocols, process and maintain IRB submissions and other regulatory documentation, explores and identifies feasibility of new studies and develops plans to meet protocol requirements. Participates in development and application of research methodologies, develops communications amongst primary site and subsites, coordinates regulatory compliance, data collection, and assists in development of training and certification materials; prepares, documents, and organizes meetings; reviews, monitors and authorizes expenditures against research grant; serves as a liaison to subsites, state amp; federal regulatory agencies, and federal, industry amp; research sponsors; represents and promotes the goals and objectives of the study to various internal and/or external constituencies, as appropriate; assists with development, content and oversight of study websites amp; promotional materials, manages data collection, analysis amp; reporting; oversees and establishes assessment criteria and processes for determination of participant eligibility, recruitment and on-going support for study participants, develops processes amp; strategies to promote recruitment amp; retention; plans, coordinates and assigns daily activities to project staff, monitors and evaluates protocol activity to ensure compliance to all state, federal and sponsor policies, rules and regulations, prepares and participates in study monitoring visits, serves as liaison with IRB, FDA, drug companies and industry sponsors, assists with investigators with preparation of submission of grants to secure continued funding of research projects, collaborates with investigators to write abstracts, manuscripts, articles and research reports for publication in peer-reviewed journals, attends and presents research data at scientific meetings, serves a subject matter leader.

Minimum Education Required

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required, graduate-level coursework experience preferred.

Qualifications

2 years of relevant research and administrative experience required. BWC WSIC experience preferred. Previous experience with assistive technology, safety research, and usability studies preferred. Prior supervisory experience, research administration, and strong written amp; oral communications preferred.